Siemens西门子虚拟化变革聚焦战略 Brochure_Virtualization

HowcanyourealizethefullbenefitsofVirtualization?Withinnovative,resource-efficienttechnologies.finesoftechnologysilos?MaketheBenefitsofVirtualizationaRealitySomeenterprisesarealreadyreapingthebenefitsofvirtualization.Theyarerampinguputilization,slashingservercounts,consolidatingcomputelocationsandcontrollingpowercosts.Byallreports,thenumbersspeakforthemselves.Whattheydonotspeakto,though,ishowtheymeasureupondeliveringthefullpotentialofvirtualization.Theseeffortshavebeenskewedtowardproject-by-projectapproaches,gearedtoshort-termsavings,limitedinscopeandconfinedtoindividualsilos–application,server,storage,networkanddevice.Butvirtualizationisaboutsomuchmorethancostoutandisolatedimprovements.AtSiemens,webelievethatvirtualizationisoneofthemostdisruptivetechnologiesintroducedoverthelast25years.Viewedasaprocessofevolutionandguidedbyaunifiedstrategy,virtualization–andeventuallycloudcomputing–willfundamentallychangehoweveryoneuses,stores,accessesandpaysforITservices.VirtualizationcanorganizeITaroundbusinessprocessesinsteadoftechnologies,centralizeITcontrolpreviouslydistributed,anddeliverstrategicbenefits–notpiecemealenhancementstoservers,storageorapplications.Torealizethisvisionrequiresaunifiedstrategyandapartnerwithcomprehensiveanswerstothetechnical,operational,industryandbusinessissuesyouface.Thatisourjob.Thevirtualizationevolutionisstillmaturing.Proudassomemaybewiththeirfirststeps,withoutalong-termvisionandstrategytheystillcanstumble.Siemenshasthestrategy,thequalifications,andtheabilitytoguideyourbusinessandhelpitrealizethefullbenefitsofvirtualizationevolution.IntroductionVirtualization—andeventuallycloudcomputing—willfundamentallychangehoweveryoneuses,stores,accessesandpaysforITservices.WhereDoYouStandAlongtheTimelineofVirtualizationEvolution?Youmayalreadybereapingsomebenefitsofvirtualization.YouknowyourITmustaccelerateitsresponsetochangingmarketsandbusinessneedssuchas:•Deliveringflexiblecostsandelasticcomputing•Automatingprocessesandadoptingpolicy-drivenmanagementtopreparethewayforcloudcomputing•CapitalizingonGreenIT,reducingenergyconsumptionandyourcarbonfootprintandavoidingcostlydatacenterbuild-outs•AsolutiontotheITdemandsofrecentmergersandacquisitionsOntheotherhand,youmaystillbeconsideringwhatthebenefitsofvirtualizationmightbeforyourenterprise.Willcomprehensiveanalysis,bestpracticesandfinancialanalysisjustifyinvestment?Canyoufindapartnerwithexpertiseinhardware,software,systemsadministrationandsupport,aswellasfacilities?Whereveryoustandandwhereverwestart,SiemensVirtualizationServicescanguideyoutoanendstatethatisrightforyourbusiness.Wecanmanagethecomplexityoftransformationandtheevolutionofvirtualization.OurITexperienceisexceptional;ourindustryknowledge,profound.Wecanprovethevalueofvirtualizationforyourbusiness.AsanevolutionofyourITinfrastructure,virtualizationcancreatesustainablevalueintimesofgrowth,intimesofconsolidation,evenintimesofretrenchment.SectionIIVirtualizationcancreatesustainablevalueintimesofgrowth,timesofconsolidation,evenintimesofretrenchment.TheBasisforEndStateGoalsAtSiemens,ourconceptofvirtualizationevolutionembodiesanend-to-endstrategy.Earlierapproacheshaveoftenbeenone-offprojects,notableforhowtheyconfinethebenefitsofvirtualizationtosinglesilos.Butwerecognizethevarietyofscenariosandtheircomponents.Somewillremainislandsandwillbelefttothemselves.Othersareorganicandcanevolvewithvirtualization.Weunderstandwhathasbeendoneandweknowhowtointegrateandadaptsuchscenariostoourtargetarchitecture.Todoso,wehavebasedvirtualizationevolutionuponthreecoretenets:Engage,EnableandEvolve.EngageThelimitedvisionofaCapex/Opexapproachshortchangesbothvirtualizationandtheenterprise.Theconceptofvirtualizationevolutionsetsitssightsonpowerfulstrategic,operationalandeconomicbenefits–attainedbyvirtualizingacrossclassicsilosandthroughouttheenterprise,sharingadvantagesaswellasresources.Inthisenvironment,desktop,server,applications,storageandnetworkcanengageinafundamentallyholisticsolutionthatfulfillstheuser’srequestforinfrastructureservicesinthecontinuum.EnableVirtualizationshouldbedesignedintoanintegratedviewoftheenterpriseasaholisticcontainer.Thevisionandplanenablethevirtualizationofeverythingfromserverandstoragetonetworkinganddesktop.Operational,financial,organizationalandpoliticalrealitiesdeterminetheinitialextentofenablement.ThisapproachtointelligentlybalancingtheentireinfrastructurethroughvirtualizationresultsinabetterunderstandingandcontrolofusageandexpendituresforITservices.SectionIIIEvolveThereisanaturalprogressionfromthephysicalworldofowningandmanagingyourownservers,datacenters,networksanddesktopenvironmentstothedesiredvirtualworld.Anend-statewheretheenvironmenthasevolvedtoallowresources,anywhereonanetwork,tobedynamicallyprovisionedandconsumedbasedonapplicationanduserdemands.AdynamicITinfrastructure,highlyautomatedandorganized,tosupportbusinessprocessesins